Sia

Survivors of Incest Anonymous

Coming Home Phone Line

for Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

The SIA Coming Home Phone Line is a free phone conference line for

meetings and workshops for survivors of incest and childhood sexual abuse.

No predators are allowed.

Phone Meetings

For all meetings, call 1.712.432.8808

access code 742247#

For details on meeting times see just open the app or go to our website.

Newcomers: before participating in a meeting

Please read the 12 Guidelines for Safe Sharing

under the tab at the left of this page. Thanks.

http://siacominghomephoneline.org/

Some topics we may talk about:

Abandonment Concepts:

Relationship to codependency

Relationship to inner hole that needs to be filled,

Self Abandonment, Ways/Forms & Reasons we experience

Why abuse survivors experience abandonment responses

Abuse

Types: overt, covert, mental/physical/emotional/sexual/spiritual/ritual

SELF ABUSE RELATED (abuse we do to ourselves)

Abuse done to us by others & relationship to self-abuse

definitions & types of abuse survivors do themselves (mental, emotional, sexual, physical, spiritual)

Unmanageability issues as a result of abuse: (body image issues, compulsions,

Abuse has nothing to do with us

Acceptance--the process of acceptance, some of its challenges and issues as they relate to:

Acceptance of abuse & its effects

Acceptance of powerlessness

Acceptance of need to surrender

Acceptance of good in each of us

Acceptance of the process of healing

Acting Out/Forms of Unmanageability

Types & Reasons for

Body image views, physical issues, Compulsions, emotional unmanageability, relationship challenges/reenactments, perpetrator issues/responses, safety issues, self-care difficulties, sexuality difficulties, spiritual challenges, trust issues,

Addiction Types & Forms

Relationship of Addiction to maintenance of victim/false/inauthentic self abuse responses

All or Nothing/Black or White Thinking

Common Types for Abuse Survivors

Relationship to maintenance of victim/false/inauthentic self abuse responses

Amends

Making amends

Are amends necessary?

Is forgiveness essential to abuse healing processes

Self-amends versus other amends

Purposes/Rationales for amends process

Anger/Rage Inventory

Relationship of Anger to other emotional states (fear, grief, depression)

Types of Anger

Two Basic Types of victim/false self/inauthentic responses: Anger anorexics versus Rageaholics

Working with Anger

Why expressing anger and returning it to source is important

Challenges that underlie anger/cannot be dealt with until anger is owned

Anonymity

Role of in meetings & recovery partner/sponsor/group workshop work

Approval Seeking Inventory

Types/forms/definitions

Inventory

Relationship of approval seeking to maintenance of victim/false self

Sanities to keep in mind in dealing with approval seeking responses from a healthy survivor/true self perspective

Answers Lie Inside Us

Attachment to Outcomes

Autonomy

What is healthy versus unhealthy self-autonomy

B-Z is in the app.